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October 16, 1985|By Skip Myslenski & Linda Kay.

. . . Postscript: You may remember our Monday item that recounted former Chicago media types who moved on to official positions with the Cubs. It prompted a friendly call from Jack Brickhouse, who chuckled when he recalled that Phil Wrigley once talked to him about leaving the booth and becoming the Cubs` general manager. Wrigley backed away from the idea because Brickhouse was still under contract to WGN, and Bob Kennedy ended up getting the GM`s job. . . . Don`t get no respect: Despite its head-spinning success last season, Loyola is picked to finish no better than third this year in preseason polls of Midwestern Collegiate Conference coaches and officials. But, comma, Rambler guard Carl Golston is the preseason pick for conference player of the year and is joined by teammate Andre Moore on the All-MCC preseason team.

And finally: Don Meredith has been conspicuously silent in the wake of Howard Cosell`s attacks on him (and just about everyone) in ``I Never Played The Game,`` but we would guess his reaction is similar to the one he had after the publication of Cosell`s first book, ``Cosell by Cosell.`` Did you read Howard`s book? Meredith was asked. Said he: ``Read it? I had to live it. Why would I read it?``